作为理科专业基础课程,内容为经典光学,着重在波动性(电磁波),深入讨论波的性质,独立看深刻揭示光的波形,整体看为了后续量子力学进行必要铺垫。
从光是电磁波开始,介绍Maxwell方程导出电磁波以及其一般性质;再分别讨论下列重要物理现象:光在介质中的传播;几何光学简介;波的叠加而由此产生的重要的光的干涉,衍射和偏振等重要概念与现象以及它们的应用。
教学上突出对物理概念,物理图像的阐释与理解,对基本原理深入地讨论,再辅以严格的数学推导。
The course is about classical optics, focusing on the wave property of light. With such thorough discussion, we not only reveal important properties of light, but also offer a solid background for further study of quantum mechanics. The content of Optics will include:
1. What is ‘light’
2. Maxwell equations
3. Propagation of light in isotropic media
4. Geometric Optics
5. Superposition of waves
6. Interference
7. Diffraction
8. Polarization of light